Wigan Athletic receive 'good news' on Jason Kerr with fresh injury update provided
Ryan Lowe says Wigan Athletic have received some ‘good news’ on injured captain Jason Kerr, who has been sidelined since early December.
The Latics skipper has not featured since the beginning of December after suffering a freak knee injury while playing in a park with his young son.
But there is light at the end of the tunnel now for Kerr, who isn’t far away from returning.
"We’ve had some good news on Jase,” said Lowe. “He has had the all clear on his knee, so his kneecap has healed.
"He had a hairline fracture in it, so that is now all healed. He is back on the grass now – he is not with us yet – but he is champing at the bit now, so two or three weeks max.
"He will be around the squad before that, but we might have to get him a game or so in there. He is champing at the bit to get back now, and the crack has fully healed, so it is just the rehab now for him."
Given the nature of the freak injury, Lowe joked about Kerr being barred from the local parks from hereon!
"No chance, he wants to stay away from that!” Lowe smiled. “But no, it was one of those crazy accidental falls. We’ve all chased our kids around the park at some point, haven’t we? But he is barred from the local park!”
Latics have welcomed two new signings so far in the January transfer window in the shape of Huddersfield Town striker Joe Taylor and Stockport County midfielder Owen Moxon – both of whom have joined on loan for the remainder of the League One season – and Lowe says the club are hoping to make ‘one or two’ more new additions before the transfer deadline.
"The recruitment team have been great, to be fair,” Lowe said. “They’re trying, it’s obviously out there in terms of bits for certain individuals, we won’t name them because they are not our players to do so, but we’re always on the lookout, we’re looking at different players, different attributes, we just feel if we can bring players in that help the group and help us then it bodes well. The more good players you’ve got, the better we’ll be.”